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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Feb 1;97(5):772–780. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.01.011

Table 2.

Multivariable linear regression model predicting length of stay in inpatient rehabilitation among patients in inpatient rehabilitation for a TBI within one year of acute care discharge by sex: Ontario, Canada, 2008/09 – 2011/12.

All Variables Males (N=1,194) R2= 41.0% Adjusted R2=40.5% Females (N=505) R2= 34.2% Adjusted R2= 33.3%
Parameter Estimate SE 95% Confidence Limits p Parameter Estimate SE 95% Confidence Limits p
PREDISPOSING FACTORS
Older adults (65+ years) −0.148 0.042 −0.231 −0.065 0.001 −0.167 0.069 −0.301 −0.032 0.016
NEED FACTORS
Acute Care LOS (excluding ALC days) (days) 0.006 0.001 0.003 0.008 <.0001 0.004 0.002 0.0003 0.008 0.035
Alternate level of care days (days) 0.007 0.001 0.004 0.009 <.0001 0.006 0.003 0.001 0.011 0.027
FIM™ motor; admission −0.005 0.001 −0.007 −0.003 <.0001 −0.010 0.002 −0.013 −0.007 <.0001
FIM™ cognition; admission −0.041 0.003 −0.047 −0.034 <.0001 −0.030 0.005 −0.039 −0.021 <.0001
Rehabilitation client grouping (TBI) 0.110 0.054 0.005 0.216 0.041
Admission delay (days) 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.003 <.0001
Special care days 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.005 0.002
ENABLING FACTORS
Motor vehicle collision 0.103 0.042 0.021 0.185 0.014 0.201 0.065 0.073 0.328 0.002
Informal Support: Not required vs. required & received (ref) −0.185 0.061 −0.303 −0.066 0.002
English language −0.261 0.076 −0.410 −0.112 0.001

Abbreviations: ALC: Alternate Level of Care; FIM™: Functional Independence Measure; LOS: length of stay; TBI: traumatic brain injury